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after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millordfillmore, topping out. in july 2011, the ppp national poll turned from questions about congress to this "if god exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance"? turns out god's approval rating
after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millordfillmore, topping out. in july 2011, the ppp national poll turned from questions about congress to this "if god exists, do you approve or...
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they recognize there's a gubernatorial election coming up. i think what sweeney should be doing is saying who is going to be the democratic candidate and how can we create a message in our state, forget national shows. in our state to go chris christie. otherwise, it's sour grapes, so stop wasting your time complaining about praying for a storm. find a candidate first, then get a message. >> this raises a really interesting point though, which is that the whole country assumes chris christie is going to run and he's. >> reporter: popular right now. and then when you actually run, people start throwing at you. they did with mitt romney, about his taxes, about the education rank of massachusetts. there were all kinds of things. things like having an unemployment rate 2% higher, that could change. or you could look at these statistics and they could change how you think about how he will do in a republican primary. >> the big thing is that chris christie has this profile where he's saying i'm a problem solver, a bipartisan guy. i get things done
they recognize there's a gubernatorial election coming up. i think what sweeney should be doing is saying who is going to be the democratic candidate and how can we create a message in our state, forget national shows. in our state to go chris christie. otherwise, it's sour grapes, so stop wasting your time complaining about praying for a storm. find a candidate first, then get a message. >> this raises a really interesting point though, which is that the whole country assumes chris...
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it spent millions in the 2012 election cycle. does this all come down to money? you were the lobbyist for the nra, right? when i talk about patriotism to paranoia, when you hear people talk about taking these guns away, there's a real -- a real deep, deep issue in america that the nra is playing right into. >> well, i think it was your governor in new york that played into it when he talked about the possible con tfiscation about t when you say people are paranoid about it, i don't think it's legitimate of what some elected officials are really discussing. >> you think they're stirring the fears among gun owners? >> it will be very interesting if governor cuomo decides to run for president how that's perceived in iowa and new hampshire. >> do you think the ban of assault weapons is something the nra could get behind? >> yesterday, earlier this week, really, at the white house, we support the independent firearm owners mandatory background checks at gun shows. because gun shows are very different. at a gun show you're selling to the public. just like a retail deal
it spent millions in the 2012 election cycle. does this all come down to money? you were the lobbyist for the nra, right? when i talk about patriotism to paranoia, when you hear people talk about taking these guns away, there's a real -- a real deep, deep issue in america that the nra is playing right into. >> well, i think it was your governor in new york that played into it when he talked about the possible con tfiscation about t when you say people are paranoid about it, i don't think...
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bob mentioned the 2014 elections. i know that some democratic strategists who are looking at picking up seats in red states would say be cautious, be careful. let's not antagonize the gun law, be in those conservative states. but i think that would be to misread the public mood. i have a feeling that the president with joe biden's help and leadership may go a little stronger on this than we were predicting. and i think that would further divide the republican party. i think it would put incredible pressure on the republican party if they the democrats and the president were to do it. >> bob, is this a turning point? >> it could be a turning point. and i think howard is absolutely right. you know, the president can be very reasonable on this in terms over the assault weapons bans, the multiple round clips of ammunition, the fact that you have these gun shows where people who are delusional or criminals can go get guns. you can do that, and you can also put it together with a component of education. and you can try and
bob mentioned the 2014 elections. i know that some democratic strategists who are looking at picking up seats in red states would say be cautious, be careful. let's not antagonize the gun law, be in those conservative states. but i think that would be to misread the public mood. i have a feeling that the president with joe biden's help and leadership may go a little stronger on this than we were predicting. and i think that would further divide the republican party. i think it would put...
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community that was a strong driving force and we saw latinos coming out in droves after these during this election to participate in a large quantity in a large amount particular send a message immigration should be a priority in this agenda and that should be a project priority right after inauguration what happened during the campaign and what has happened during the last couple of campaigns is that there has been no solutions proposed there has been no sensible policy proposed not one that actually makes sense on the ground so the folks that really impact what we're saying and what we're hearing from individuals from families from young students from folks on the ground is that this is urgent people see it particularly on the right and folks on the left and democrats and republicans and both parties see this as an expedient see it's a political issue it's something about numbers and jobs and border security and fiscal issues and blah blah blah blah but what we're seeing is folks every single day struggle they get separated from their families they get ported they can't go to school where they h
community that was a strong driving force and we saw latinos coming out in droves after these during this election to participate in a large quantity in a large amount particular send a message immigration should be a priority in this agenda and that should be a project priority right after inauguration what happened during the campaign and what has happened during the last couple of campaigns is that there has been no solutions proposed there has been no sensible policy proposed not one that...
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and despite that conversation, and despite the election results, the position that's been taken on the part of some house republicans is that, nope, we got to do it our way. and if we don't, we simply won't pay america's bills. well, you know, that can't be -- that can't be a position that is sustainable over time. it's not one that's good for the economy now. it's certainly not going to be the kind of precedent that i want to establish not just for my presidency but for future presidents. even if it was on the other side. democrats don't like voting for the debt ceiling when the republican's president and yet you -- you -- but you -- but you never saw a situation in which democrats suggested somehow that we would go ahead and default if we didn't get 100% of our way. that's just not how it's supposed to work. john carl? >> thank you, mr. president. on the issue of guns, given how difficult it will be, some say impossible, to get any gun control measure passed through this congress, what are you willing or able to do using the powers of your presidency to act without congress? and i'd
and despite that conversation, and despite the election results, the position that's been taken on the part of some house republicans is that, nope, we got to do it our way. and if we don't, we simply won't pay america's bills. well, you know, that can't be -- that can't be a position that is sustainable over time. it's not one that's good for the economy now. it's certainly not going to be the kind of precedent that i want to establish not just for my presidency but for future presidents. even...
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if the fiscal cliff negotiations proved anything, it's that like high schoolers, our elected leaders are worried more about popularity than actually accomplishing something. we ask only are they conservative enough? are they liberal enough? well, that's the way teenagers evaluate one another? is it she praut enough? is he cool enough? who cares if she's failing math or he's dealing drugs after school? voters need only be reminded that kids today will be running the country tomorrow. let's teach them all a valuable lesson by finally hold our representatives to higher standards. because the message to kids and congress is the same, you aren't special just for existing. that does it for "the cycle." martin, krystal has a message. >> very quickly want to wish my mother and sister heidi a happy birthday. >> that's lovely. many, many warmest congratulations to them. thank you for sharing that. and good afternoon. it's tuesday, january the 8th, and we are two years removed from the tragedy in tucson. two years and 11 more mass shootings in america. >> breaking news from gabrielle giffords.
if the fiscal cliff negotiations proved anything, it's that like high schoolers, our elected leaders are worried more about popularity than actually accomplishing something. we ask only are they conservative enough? are they liberal enough? well, that's the way teenagers evaluate one another? is it she praut enough? is he cool enough? who cares if she's failing math or he's dealing drugs after school? voters need only be reminded that kids today will be running the country tomorrow. let's teach...
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but you keep waiting for, especially in the runup to the last election, people say why doesn't he tell this story and communicating? >> this has become a cliche. he needs to martial the story telling abilities. there is this very knee jerk frustration with barack obama because he's not telling the right sorry. juneau diaz talking about the storyteller in chief a year into barack obama's -- "a president can have courage and foresight and make painful choices and have a bold plan for his nation but none of these will not matter if he doesn't couch the courage and plan and will in the idiom of story. i think that is true. i think there is a tendency, particularly people would work with words like writers and journalists to overestimate the power of that a little bit and bang on how he is not marshalling that. >> it misplaces the agency a lot. he's not really in control. he is not in control of the story. whoever is telling -- like i said at the beginning, it's this collective story telling. he is just one author. >> i want to talk about empathy which is something you mentioned and moral i
but you keep waiting for, especially in the runup to the last election, people say why doesn't he tell this story and communicating? >> this has become a cliche. he needs to martial the story telling abilities. there is this very knee jerk frustration with barack obama because he's not telling the right sorry. juneau diaz talking about the storyteller in chief a year into barack obama's -- "a president can have courage and foresight and make painful choices and have a bold plan for...
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that is thanks to the man that was elected the man of the year, mr. januaandraggy. he was able it do it without doing the omt. that capped the rise in bond yields in the eurozone, supported the euro, and that's the main reason why, the correlation between the euro and the s&p kind of weakened to the favor of the euro. and if the thing that i mentioned this year will happen, which is basically, you know, the gdp growth in greece may come back up, i think that will be good for the u.s. >> boris, response briefly. >> yeah, but you know, we can play the same game on the euro side where we -- we heard that story over and over again. what we have, moderation of periphery yields, euro rallies, then again we have another flare-up of the crisis. so my question is, will the spanish be able to refinance all of their debt? will italians be able to finance their debt? i think a lot of the positive compression of periphery yields is in the euro. now i agree, i don't think the dollar is going to have a massive rally against the euro unless there's a major source of friction in the
that is thanks to the man that was elected the man of the year, mr. januaandraggy. he was able it do it without doing the omt. that capped the rise in bond yields in the eurozone, supported the euro, and that's the main reason why, the correlation between the euro and the s&p kind of weakened to the favor of the euro. and if the thing that i mentioned this year will happen, which is basically, you know, the gdp growth in greece may come back up, i think that will be good for the u.s....
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he promised before the election board that after the election you start to do something. he has this whole public-relations -- relation operation financed to a mere blumberg of new york that was ready to swing into action. what newtown gave him was an excuse to do what they wanted to do for some time, which is to launch a full breath attack on the second amendment, and that is what they're doing door regardless of what the president claims. you know, lou, we had a representative at the meeting with vice-president biden. before those meetings everyone was sure that we, the administration, enter these with an open mind. we got to the meeting, and one of the first things the vice-president said was he in the president had very strong feelings about firearms that are going to proceed regardless of what anyone else thought. they stated their view. we knew what it would be. the problem was that these meetings or asking the wrong question. they were saying, what can we do about guns when they should have been saying to what can we do to protect our children. that is a very diffe
he promised before the election board that after the election you start to do something. he has this whole public-relations -- relation operation financed to a mere blumberg of new york that was ready to swing into action. what newtown gave him was an excuse to do what they wanted to do for some time, which is to launch a full breath attack on the second amendment, and that is what they're doing door regardless of what the president claims. you know, lou, we had a representative at the meeting...
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next, ali velshi explains why we still don't have a budget and how our elected officials have bungled a basic business process most of us handle with ease. a must see. "your money" starts right now. jo america's road to economic recovery is wide open, right in front of us, if our elected officials don't put major blocks in your way. i'm ali velshi. debt ceilings, budgets and spending cuts are all you'll hear coming out of washington for the next few months. the partisan warfare in washington could put a dent in any recovery. the threat is real. the next battle will be another clash over raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the current ceiling was officially hit on december 31st, but like last time the u.s. treasury is using extraordinary measures to get through about late february or early march. if congress doesn't act by then, the government risks not being able to pay some of its bills. republicans seem to think the debt ceiling is a useful tool to limit how much the government spends, but that is not what the debt ceiling law is supposed to do. it gives the u.s. treasury the flexibility
next, ali velshi explains why we still don't have a budget and how our elected officials have bungled a basic business process most of us handle with ease. a must see. "your money" starts right now. jo america's road to economic recovery is wide open, right in front of us, if our elected officials don't put major blocks in your way. i'm ali velshi. debt ceilings, budgets and spending cuts are all you'll hear coming out of washington for the next few months. the partisan warfare in...
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first of all i think the election was framed in social issues. think there is some disservice done on the national conversation. it was about free contraceptive and gay marriage. >> neil: for young people. >> if you talk to young people, do you want have to have more opportunity society and government reined in. they are starting to think. that is not the way it was framed. if you ask a young person, do you want to start a small business or do you want to be as successful as you can be, they will agree with you nine times out of ten. >> neil: you are sort of "a" political party but what do you mean by that -- what are you? >> i consider myself none partisan. we want to see free market. >> neil: republicans are not cutting for you? >> i don't think the republicans or republicans are not the ones for us. i don't like parties, i like principles. >> what do you do? >> think we need to educated. we need to make the parties. it's not democrat or republican. what is the electorate is going to look like. if we can educated people like that the parties wi
first of all i think the election was framed in social issues. think there is some disservice done on the national conversation. it was about free contraceptive and gay marriage. >> neil: for young people. >> if you talk to young people, do you want have to have more opportunity society and government reined in. they are starting to think. that is not the way it was framed. if you ask a young person, do you want to start a small business or do you want to be as successful as you can...
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this guy is over the shock of the president getting re-elected but i'm not so sure. >> tom: you have to laugh, too. i don't think he is doing well. thanks for your comments. we're open for business 24 hours a day. check out our facebook page. my twitter address is sullivan radio and all the way to contact me is ony main website. make sure and tune into the radio show. we're on many local radio stations around the country. every weekday from 3:00 to 6:00. we will see you next week. >>ood evening. i m. lowrie rothman. america's longest war is closer to an end. obama set in motion a reversal of policy to negotiate with terrorists. you heard correctly that includes talking to a group that is accused of aiding international terrorist. that was at a joint news conference today with a news conference with karzai. both are putting there support for the support role this spring and reconciliation talks with the television. >> ultimately security gains should be matched with political progress of real reconciliation progress with the afghan government and television. president karzai updated m
this guy is over the shock of the president getting re-elected but i'm not so sure. >> tom: you have to laugh, too. i don't think he is doing well. thanks for your comments. we're open for business 24 hours a day. check out our facebook page. my twitter address is sullivan radio and all the way to contact me is ony main website. make sure and tune into the radio show. we're on many local radio stations around the country. every weekday from 3:00 to 6:00. we will see you next week....
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a democratic house leader, elected last president for trying to bypass congress happily pushing the 14th amendment so that this president can bypass congress. a president who talks shares sacrifice, but 40 times more tax hikes. republicans say we will stand on principle but happily fold like cheap suits. democrats to say the time for talk is over but then say addressing runaway entitlement spending is off the table. talk is cheap. breaking promises is cheaper for. doing both in little more than a week, remarkable. i'm not the youth to say i am stunned that those in power often say one thing and do a power -- do another. it is almost as if they don't care how brazenly sound -- funny face down and disingenuous they are. ♪ ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. our video games -- are video games to blame for gun violence in this country? vice-president continuing his week-on meetings at the white house seeking ways to reduce gun violence in this country following last month's massacre in newtown, conn. today it was the video-game industry's turn. in those talks were publishers of
a democratic house leader, elected last president for trying to bypass congress happily pushing the 14th amendment so that this president can bypass congress. a president who talks shares sacrifice, but 40 times more tax hikes. republicans say we will stand on principle but happily fold like cheap suits. democrats to say the time for talk is over but then say addressing runaway entitlement spending is off the table. talk is cheap. breaking promises is cheaper for. doing both in little more than...
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he, as he said, was just re-elected. his gallup approval it above 50 which is numbers he hasn't seen in a while. or wasn't seeing certainly before his re-election. and may not see for much longer. >> well critics, as you know, say the president is actually now showing his true colors. that he's a big government liberal after he avoided topics like gun control on the campaign trail. and he reassured israel activists by not realing out military action against iran. i mean, is this sort of about more the political climate changing and the opportunity for him to push for long-held beliefs, or are we seeing as happens with many presidents some of his views on these topics is evolving? >> you know, i think there's a lot of reasons. it's more nuanced than some of his partisan critics are painting it. you know, i don't think anyone is surprised where president obama stands on gun control. he was a community activist on the south side of chicago. but he and other democratic party leaders have seen gun control as a losing issue fo
he, as he said, was just re-elected. his gallup approval it above 50 which is numbers he hasn't seen in a while. or wasn't seeing certainly before his re-election. and may not see for much longer. >> well critics, as you know, say the president is actually now showing his true colors. that he's a big government liberal after he avoided topics like gun control on the campaign trail. and he reassured israel activists by not realing out military action against iran. i mean, is this sort of...
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and that is why a lot of the newly elected members are such a burden to the establishment in office from bike sides -- both sides, they don't like the reformers getting elected then coming here, and committing they really met what they said on the campaign trail, they are supposed to adapt and fit in and learn to doue speak. thats why the newcomers are a distress to the old timers. >> some of it is promise made by some newcomers, that i will never compromise on anything ever, i will never compromise, well, you know, lubecasion of democracy is to try to find the best of what both parties have. and come together in something that will help, we do need spending restraint, we need additional revenue, we need to be smart about what we invest. neil: but we don't have money to inst. >> coming back to the point, we cut revenue base in 2001. i didn't vote for it then went to two wars and did not pay for a penny of it, now. now the threat is, you know, let's decide this we will default on the debt we have already occurred. you talk about thought less. it -- thought less, one thing to shoot yoursel
and that is why a lot of the newly elected members are such a burden to the establishment in office from bike sides -- both sides, they don't like the reformers getting elected then coming here, and committing they really met what they said on the campaign trail, they are supposed to adapt and fit in and learn to doue speak. thats why the newcomers are a distress to the old timers. >> some of it is promise made by some newcomers, that i will never compromise on anything ever, i will never...
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. >> john: giffords and kelly have launched a new initiative that will encourage elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership by communicating directly with the constituents that elect them. now, another group mayors against illegal guns has marked the anniversary of the tucson tragedy with this ad. >> my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you find the courage to stand up to the gun lobby? whose child has to die next? >> john: a man who's no stranger to gun violence, retired general mcchrystal told msnbc today he wants something done to curb the epidemics of shootings. >> i think serious action is necessary. sometimes we talk about very limited actions on the edges. >> can it be done? >> john: meanwhile, vice president joe biden is meeting with groups including the nra this week as part of president obama's task force to find solutions to the epidemic. the nra said it's "sending a rep to see what they have to say." my, that's big of them. other gu
. >> john: giffords and kelly have launched a new initiative that will encourage elected officials to stand up for solutions to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership by communicating directly with the constituents that elect them. now, another group mayors against illegal guns has marked the anniversary of the tucson tragedy with this ad. >> my 9-year-old daughter was murdered in the tucson shooting. i have one question for our political leaders. when will you...
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no players were elected this year, not even barry bonds and not roger clemens, why not? we'll hear from pete rose next, plus, sex, murder and money part after scandalous plot in las vegas, a woman accused of having an affair with her own son and both of them tried to kill her husband. we have the latest from vegas. and a daring escape from wildfi [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll wk his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and me from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, nd he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. >> it hasn't happened since 1960. at least not until today. and this year, no baseball players were elected to the national baseball hall of fame, soar owe. home run titans barry bonds and sammy sosa and rogers clemens among those
no players were elected this year, not even barry bonds and not roger clemens, why not? we'll hear from pete rose next, plus, sex, murder and money part after scandalous plot in las vegas, a woman accused of having an affair with her own son and both of them tried to kill her husband. we have the latest from vegas. and a daring escape from wildfi [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him twongs -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know...
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that is why elections matter. presidential elections determine the future of the supreme court. >> you see i would ask this one question, bill clinton raised it today. he said i grew up in this hunting culture, but this is nuts. why does anyone need a 30-round clip for a gun, and i say why would you need one anyway? and if you start from that premise, why does any civilian need them? the answer is, they don't. >> i grew up not far from where bill clinton did, i grew up owning guns and hunting. and i have absolutely no tolerance for the idea that the military-style weapons should be loose in a civilian population. >> gentlemen, going to leave it there. but thank you very much indeed. when we come back, she says that america may be at a tipping point on gun control, arianna huffington, on what it would take to stop the killing. alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. feels great. [ male announcer ] simple. effective. take that, 50 pound thingy. let's fight fat with alli. learn more, lose
that is why elections matter. presidential elections determine the future of the supreme court. >> you see i would ask this one question, bill clinton raised it today. he said i grew up in this hunting culture, but this is nuts. why does anyone need a 30-round clip for a gun, and i say why would you need one anyway? and if you start from that premise, why does any civilian need them? the answer is, they don't. >> i grew up not far from where bill clinton did, i grew up owning guns...
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the newly elected senator from the grace to the texas who is sort of out there even ahead of the other senator from texas, john corning, just running away with this nomination. >> he is a very effective guy. he beat the establishment candidate in texas. a tremendous campaigner and will be there for a long time in texas. i think you will basically earned his spurs by taking on this fight and and a lot of esteem. i have known chuck hegel well. he is a friend of mine. lou: ted crews just got into trouble. >> not with that. there are a lot of things to disagree with. i can tell you, deputy of the reagan ministration, which i was a big supporter of, he fought hard or vietnam vets. my sense, independent voice, strong. he will have to defend itself. i think he wins it, but i think he will get knocked around quite a bit, and i personally believe presidents should be able to appoint to they want. lou: and that is a time-honored tradition. is it another ploy chosen battle on the part of the republican party to go after these nominees? after all, they will be doing the bidden -- bidding. the buck
the newly elected senator from the grace to the texas who is sort of out there even ahead of the other senator from texas, john corning, just running away with this nomination. >> he is a very effective guy. he beat the establishment candidate in texas. a tremendous campaigner and will be there for a long time in texas. i think you will basically earned his spurs by taking on this fight and and a lot of esteem. i have known chuck hegel well. he is a friend of mine. lou: ted crews just got...
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>> you know, if mimi was elected to an office, i think we would end up living in a police state. this idea that everything we do is regulatable is ridiculous. you know, the government doesn't regulate what we do in our bedroom. >> justin, get off it. it's so silly. i think people, adults should do whatever they want with their own bodies but if you -- pay the price for your decisions. how is that the police state. >> let them eat whatever they want to eat. >> pick up the tab. >> she's not saying don't let them eat what you want. eat it. >> you have to pay for it. enjoy. >> it's almost two grand a year more for an obese person in medicare costs, do you want to pay for that, justin? >> what you've made is an argument against having a single-payer health care system and not an argument for actually taxing people for owe beings. we don't have a system where we bear the cost of each other's bad decisions. >> really, yeah, we do. we pay the price. >> obesity is the only condition that you think it's okay to invade personal lives and yet there's a whole lot of other things that we could
>> you know, if mimi was elected to an office, i think we would end up living in a police state. this idea that everything we do is regulatable is ridiculous. you know, the government doesn't regulate what we do in our bedroom. >> justin, get off it. it's so silly. i think people, adults should do whatever they want with their own bodies but if you -- pay the price for your decisions. how is that the police state. >> let them eat whatever they want to eat. >> pick up the...
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elections, consequences. tada! >>> best new thing in the world today, the 2012 presidential election was famously tough on pollsters, but the democratic leaning firm, public policy polling did better than most, correctly predicting the presidential outcome in all the states. they are accurate, we know that from experience, but the other thing to know about ppp is that they're the only sound political polling firm in the country are the regularly out loud funny. they once asked people in pennsylvania, do you have enough santorum in your life or not? they asked michigan people, do you think the trees are high enough here in michigan? after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millord fillmore, topping out. in july 2011, th
elections, consequences. tada! >>> best new thing in the world today, the 2012 presidential election was famously tough on pollsters, but the democratic leaning firm, public policy polling did better than most, correctly predicting the presidential outcome in all the states. they are accurate, we know that from experience, but the other thing to know about ppp is that they're the only sound political polling firm in the country are the regularly out loud funny. they once asked people...
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the whole election made it that way. the media bought into it hook, line and sinker. >> rick, did you see what the house came up with when it decided it would pass a bill with spending cuts, all child welfare stuff, all that stuff, they hacked that out. >> exactly. we need tougher guys, tougher, toughe tougher. >> you just made my case, rick. thanks very much. >> as long as we don't grow at 4%, and as long as unemployment stays high, the same people you're expressing the cure for are the ones hurt the most. we're going to be fine. people in our position are going to be fine. >> you're more than all of us. >> i'm saying, seriously, the people on the left -- >> i agree. >> that it supposedly cares about are the ones that get hurt. no one wants to see food stamps go from 20 to 30 to 40 to 60 million. >> there's a lot of consensus in san diego among economists liberal center right we should be win knowing down unemployment rates. >> how long did it take to catch madoff, joe? >> 20 years. >> okay. the government does it bette
the whole election made it that way. the media bought into it hook, line and sinker. >> rick, did you see what the house came up with when it decided it would pass a bill with spending cuts, all child welfare stuff, all that stuff, they hacked that out. >> exactly. we need tougher guys, tougher, toughe tougher. >> you just made my case, rick. thanks very much. >> as long as we don't grow at 4%, and as long as unemployment stays high, the same people you're expressing the...
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if our elected officials don't put some major road blocks in the way. i'm ali velshi, this is your money. debt ceilings, budgets and debt ceilings are all you're going to here coming out of washington the next few months and the partisan warfare in washington could put a dent in recovery. the threat is real. the next battle will be another clash over raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the current ceiling was officially hit on december 31st. but like last time. the u.s. treasury is using extraordinary measures to get through about late february or early march. if congress doesn't act by then, the government risks not being able to pay some of its bills. republicans seem to think the debt ceiling is a useful tool to limit how much the government spends, but that is not what the debt ceiling law is supposed to do. it gives the u.s. treasury the flexibility to borrow money to pay the government's bills without going to congress to get approval every single time. it has nothing to do with spending control or debt control. let me be clear, you might think it's ab
if our elected officials don't put some major road blocks in the way. i'm ali velshi, this is your money. debt ceilings, budgets and debt ceilings are all you're going to here coming out of washington the next few months and the partisan warfare in washington could put a dent in recovery. the threat is real. the next battle will be another clash over raising the u.s. debt ceiling. the current ceiling was officially hit on december 31st. but like last time. the u.s. treasury is using...
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and not just elected in a squeaker, but elected with majorities. re-elected with majority. african american. what's this mean? does this mean something big or marginal? >> i think it's huge. this is huge. barack obama winning the second time, it symbolizes something that's greater than just being black or white or anything. he just embodies where we're headed right now. it's a big deal. it's a game-changer. >> jeef re, what do you want? what do you want from this president's second year to make histo history? >> to make history. well, you know, i actually had the opportunity to meet president obama when he was a state senator, i think it was late 2003, early 2004. first time i heard him speak. at that time, he said something that stayed with me. he said the democratic party needed to establish its core principl principles, stop reacting to the other guy and i think he has an opportunity, now, this term, to really lead from that perspective, you know, to really define, you know, who we are not just for the sake of the democratic party, but to define who we are for the sake o
and not just elected in a squeaker, but elected with majorities. re-elected with majority. african american. what's this mean? does this mean something big or marginal? >> i think it's huge. this is huge. barack obama winning the second time, it symbolizes something that's greater than just being black or white or anything. he just embodies where we're headed right now. it's a big deal. it's a game-changer. >> jeef re, what do you want? what do you want from this president's second...
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and congratulations on your re-election. >> thank you. >> congressman, governor scott has repeatedly turned down the offer of federal funds that would allow parents to care for their children at home. in the interest of transparency, we cared for my own disabled brother at home until he died. but florida has planned structured and administered a system of care that has led to the unnecessary separation and isolation of hundreds of children in nursing facilities. congressman, what kind of person is it that chooses to target the most defenseless and weakest members of our society? >> a sick, cruel, sadistic person who happened to be elected governor despite the fact that he committed the largest fraud against medicare in our history. i have to tell you that sometimes the judgment of the voters is almost inexplicable. we've taken somebody who has an appalling record, a callousness to him that's manifested, dishonesty that's manifest and we made him governor of the third largest state in the country. the results is shocking. you say maybe tony sparano could have done worse. maybe not. it
and congratulations on your re-election. >> thank you. >> congressman, governor scott has repeatedly turned down the offer of federal funds that would allow parents to care for their children at home. in the interest of transparency, we cared for my own disabled brother at home until he died. but florida has planned structured and administered a system of care that has led to the unnecessary separation and isolation of hundreds of children in nursing facilities. congressman, what...
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>> for the third time since 1965, baseball writers of america did not elect a single person into the baseball hall of fame. this a big deal because a lot of players associated with the steroid jer gentleman were up. i want to give people percentages here. barry bonds received 36.2% to get in. roger clemens, mark mcguire 16 ppt 9 and sammy sosa 12.5%. shock numbers there. the closest to get in is craig bijo. 68% plus. in terms of the order. so none of those players talking clemens, and barry bonds and sammy sosa even in the top six. back to you. >> tainted era. >> yes it is. >> thank you very much. before we go to break, check out thing that makes you go hhmmmm. a new survey shows 85% americans have an unfavorable view of congress. 45% think cockroaches are bet are than congress. look at that. >> i think head lice is more popular than congress in that survey. >> yes. people get the idea. anyway -- >> another tough day for america's dream liner. why this could be the best thing for the play. >> two tight ends are battling over herbalife. we will read between the lines to find out what
>> for the third time since 1965, baseball writers of america did not elect a single person into the baseball hall of fame. this a big deal because a lot of players associated with the steroid jer gentleman were up. i want to give people percentages here. barry bonds received 36.2% to get in. roger clemens, mark mcguire 16 ppt 9 and sammy sosa 12.5%. shock numbers there. the closest to get in is craig bijo. 68% plus. in terms of the order. so none of those players talking clemens, and...
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, in the 2012 election cycle. major bloomberg spent 13 million in the last election cycle. so we talk about this big, powerful lobby. there are a lot of other special interest groups that have a lot more money, including individuals who are funding anti-gun efforts. >> so you're saying -- >> no, it wasn't anti-gun, but mayor bloomberg spent $13 million in the last election cycle, so there is a lot of money that's going to be poured into this. the nra is going to be dwarfed. they are not by any means the largest special interests in politics. and the reality, charles, the one thing you have to acknowledge when we talk about the politics of this, is that the assault on weapons ban wasn't renewed in 2004, and democrats, largely credit, not large -- but credit in part their loss of congress in 1994 to the pass on the assault weapons ban. the truth is, this isn't, as you point out, anderson, a partisan issue. this is gun owners -- the nra has a-listers -- >> but your position on nra is based on money. to your point, th
, in the 2012 election cycle. major bloomberg spent 13 million in the last election cycle. so we talk about this big, powerful lobby. there are a lot of other special interest groups that have a lot more money, including individuals who are funding anti-gun efforts. >> so you're saying -- >> no, it wasn't anti-gun, but mayor bloomberg spent $13 million in the last election cycle, so there is a lot of money that's going to be poured into this. the nra is going to be dwarfed. they are...
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. >> i called it a day of infamy, al elects. here is my point. it bugs me as a white guy to be blunt about it, i think it's an embarrassment to white people as well as a travesty in our country generally that people engage in this crap at this point in our history. when we do have an african-american president, ought to be proud of the damn fact instead of going in the other direction. what i can't believe is the people i talk to say what are you talking about matthews? we're not engaging in race-baiting. you're hearing something here. and that's what really bugs me about people that don't want to hear for some sick reason, don't want to hear what's going on here, and thank god colin powell finally came out and called out these guys like reince priebus the head of the party. he didn't call him by name. he was a gentleman, although i don't know why he was. i would have called out sarah palin. i'd have called out sununu. these are names of people that use that rotten language. >> and the list goes on, right, chris? rand paul -- >> donald trump. >>
. >> i called it a day of infamy, al elects. here is my point. it bugs me as a white guy to be blunt about it, i think it's an embarrassment to white people as well as a travesty in our country generally that people engage in this crap at this point in our history. when we do have an african-american president, ought to be proud of the damn fact instead of going in the other direction. what i can't believe is the people i talk to say what are you talking about matthews? we're not engaging...
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we have elections. we have a congress. we have democratic representatives that have been elected. but somehow all of the problems that are in bolivian society have been arosen in a violent way. it becomes scary. nothing's under control. just violence. just rage. >> one famous instance of violent rage happens in september 2006. >> it was really, really a terrible fight. it was really, really a tense situation. >> jose is a former member of the minority party in bolivia. he's there that evening. >> that night i remember the president in the assembly was leading the session. >> he calls for all constitutional reforms to be passed by a simple majority. jose's party reacts angrily knowing they will have no say in these reforms. >> i recall that we took to the session small plastic bottles, and we started hitting the bottles and making noise, and yelling dictatorship, dictatorship, so that they could stop the session. >> words are not enough to stop the proceedings. >> you see people standing on the desk, yelling at each other, women throwing paper. and, of course, men fighting with the
we have elections. we have a congress. we have democratic representatives that have been elected. but somehow all of the problems that are in bolivian society have been arosen in a violent way. it becomes scary. nothing's under control. just violence. just rage. >> one famous instance of violent rage happens in september 2006. >> it was really, really a terrible fight. it was really, really a tense situation. >> jose is a former member of the minority party in bolivia. he's...
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they have to take their arguments about hitler and stalin into the 2014 election and get stomped in those suburban districts. they'll win the rural vote, but in the swing suburban districts where you have people with a lot of commonsense, if they get beat and beat bad and they -- democrats focus on these districts not only can they get some gun control legislation, but they can get the house back. this is about the nuts and bolts of politics and developing a moment that it's the only thing that's ever caused change in this. >> why that's really important is that the nra wants us to fall into this trap of making this about a bill or making this about a restriction or a legislation. this is about much more than that. this is a much larger movement of not just the federal government and congress, but also of state legislatures. also municipalities, and also individual citizens who say enough. say the killing in our streets is absolutely unnecessary and it's unconscionable for us to -- >> i want to bring you back in here, colin, because as we're talking about grassroots movements, one of the
they have to take their arguments about hitler and stalin into the 2014 election and get stomped in those suburban districts. they'll win the rural vote, but in the swing suburban districts where you have people with a lot of commonsense, if they get beat and beat bad and they -- democrats focus on these districts not only can they get some gun control legislation, but they can get the house back. this is about the nuts and bolts of politics and developing a moment that it's the only thing...
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and jen psaki, traveling secretary for president obama's re-election campaign. ryan lizza. long time, no see, man. how do we feel about this apology from brent mussberger. they say his comments yesterday during monday night's bcs championship game were inappropriate and they apologize and he understand they were inappropriate. this is what he said when the camera spotted this beautiful young lady, katherine webb, girlfriend of a.j. mccarron. >> i'm telling you, you quarterbacks, you get the good looking women. what a beautiful woman. if you are a youngster in alabama, start getting the football out and throwing it around in the back yard with pops. >> wow. hey! espn said this. we always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an auburn grad who is ms. alabama and the current alabama quarterback certainly met that test. however we apologize, the commentary went too far and brent understand that. >> i think they hit it exactly right. not a gross infraction, but he kept on talking a lot about it right now. growing up to quarterbacks so they can land
and jen psaki, traveling secretary for president obama's re-election campaign. ryan lizza. long time, no see, man. how do we feel about this apology from brent mussberger. they say his comments yesterday during monday night's bcs championship game were inappropriate and they apologize and he understand they were inappropriate. this is what he said when the camera spotted this beautiful young lady, katherine webb, girlfriend of a.j. mccarron. >> i'm telling you, you quarterbacks, you get...
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with electing the president. women are excited about prospects. democratic party. i think really the challenge for republicans and women is that they have an election cycle in which it seems they were attacking women. a woman candidate on the republican side has a lot of work to do to change the face of the republican party. that's not the case on the democratic side. i think actually that there's a strong number of women senators and we have a historic number of women senators. a lot of those women, amy cloe ba char, i hope they will compete. >> how are you watching in terms of potential people for the ticket among the democrats? >> well, to highlight the point, there was an 18-point gender gap in this last election. it's going to be very hard for any republican woman or man to make up the difference because you have the right priority. for candidates who understand their lives -- >> what comes out in that research? what are the right priorities? >> well, they want someone who's really going to move the country
with electing the president. women are excited about prospects. democratic party. i think really the challenge for republicans and women is that they have an election cycle in which it seems they were attacking women. a woman candidate on the republican side has a lot of work to do to change the face of the republican party. that's not the case on the democratic side. i think actually that there's a strong number of women senators and we have a historic number of women senators. a lot of those...
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people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think we've seen in the different parties a move toward the south in terms of republicans, fewer northeastern republicans, fewer moderate republicans, so that's a real issue so i am sort of at a loss to think about people who will some forward and sort of lead the charge for bipartisanshipship. maybe people like joe biden who seems to be everybody's favorite democrat these days. >> nia, we were hoping you would give us that clear choice of who will lead the process forward. who do you think might lead that process that ari is talking about, the idea of more olimpia snowes perhaps? >> well, i mean, you have to keep in mind that the republican party is i
people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think we've seen in the different parties a move toward the south in terms of republicans, fewer northeastern republicans,...